TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019 SCHEDULE MEDIA INFORMATION OPPONENTS Lafayette Quick Facts .................... 2 Opponent Capsules ................. 32-33 AUGUST 31 The Rivalry — Lafayette vs. Lehigh ....34-35 31 at William & Mary ...........................6 p.m. 2019 LEOPARDS Overall Series Records . .36-42 For complete player and coach bios, SEPTEMBER please see GoLeopards.com 2018 SEASON REVIEW 7 at Monmouth ..................................1 p.m. Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs ... 5-21 Game-by-Game Recaps ..............44-49 14 SACRED HEART .................... 12:30 p.m. Alphabetical Roster .................. 22-23 Overall Statistics .................... 50-51 21 at Albany ................................... 3:30 p.m. Numerical Roster.................... 24-25 Patriot League Standings/Awards.........52 28 PENN (Homecoming) ....................3:30 p.m. Short Roster/Pronunciation Guide ........26 THE TRADITION OCTOBER COACHING STAFF Fisher Stadium ........................54 5 OPEN Fred M. Kirby II ’42 Head Coach Tradition of Excellence ..................55 11 at Princeton ....................................7 p.m. John Garrett..........................28 Lafayette All-Americans . .56 19 at Georgetown*............................12 p.m. Assistant Coaches . .29-30 Team Most Valuable Players .......... 57-58 26 BUCKNELL* .............................. 3:30 p.m. Team Records .........................58 Individual Records................... 59-68 NOVEMBER All-Patriot League Players............. 69-71 2 FORDHAM* .......................... 12:30 p.m. Maroon Club Hall of Fame ............ 72-73 9 at Holy Cross* ..............................12 p.m. All-Time Roster ..................... 74-96 Lafayette’s Team Captains ...............97 16 COLGATE* ............................. 12:30 p.m. All-Time Coaching ......................98 23 at Lehigh* (155th Meeting) ...........12:30 p.m. Year-by-Year Results ................ 99-106 LC’s Pro Football Players............100-101 Lafayette Future Schedules .............106 Front Cover: Senior WR Nick Pearson Credits: The 2019 Lafayette football record book was written and edited by Phil LaBella. Assistance was provided by Scott Morse, Brian Ludrof, Hannah Simmons and Anthony Yob. Covers by Dale Mack. Initial interior design by Taran Salabsky. Action photography by Rick Smith with additional photos from Kenya Allen, Doug Kilpatrick and members of the Lafayette Athletic Communications. Printed by Lafayette College’s Printing and Copy Services. 2019 Lafayette Quick Facts Location ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Offensive / Defensive Formations: Easton, Pa. 18042 Multiple Sets / 3-4 (60 miles north of Philadelphia) Senior Dir. of Communications - (70 miles west of New York) Campus Life and Athletics 2018 Records: 3-8 overall, Scott Morse (Slippery Rock ’90) 2-4 Patriot League (Tied for fourth) Founded 1826 (by the citizens of Easton) Director of Athletic Communications 2019 Captains: Philip LaBella (St. Bonaventure ’98) Jake Marotti ’20, Yasir Thomas ’20 Enrollment (610) 330-5123 | [email protected] 2,610 undergraduates Offensive Starters R/L: 7/4 Director of Creative Media Defensive Starters R/L: 8/3 Nickname Brian Ludrof (Delaware ’12) Special Teams Starters R/L: 2/1 Leopards Letterwinners R/L: 43/18 Video Production Manager Colors John Sabino (Temple ’16) COACHING STAFF Maroon and White Athletic Communications Assistant Fred M. Kirby II ’42 Head Football Coach: Website Hannah Simmons (James Madison ’18) John Garrett (Princeton ’88; 3rd season) GoLeopards.com Athletic Communications Secretary Lafayette/Career Record: 6-16 Twitter/Instagram Gina Stocker @GoLeopards, @LafColFootball Offensive Staff FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS • Kort Shankweiler (East Carolina ’06; Fisher Stadium Press Box Season: 138th (first season: 1882) 1st season) Quarterbacks (610) 330-5454 • Christian Pace (Michigan ’14; All-Time Record: 678-613-39 3rd season) Offensive Line ADMINISTRATION • Ryan Bartel (TCNJ ’15; National Championships: 3 1st season) Tight Ends/Fullbacks College President (1896, 1921, 1926) • Wali Lundy (Arizona State ’17; Alison Byerly (Wellesley ’83) 1st season) Running backs Patriot League Championships: 7 • Jake Flaherty (Bucknell ’14; Faculty Representative for (1988, 1992, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006, 1st season) Wide Receivers Athletics 2013) David Stifel (Colgate ’88) Defensive Staff Undefeated Seasons: 6 • Manny Rojas (Liberty ’07; 1st season) ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP TEAM (1896, 1909, 1921, 1926, 1937, 1940) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers • Doug McFadden (Friends ’01; 11th Director of Athletics NCAA Affiliation season) Defensive Backs Sherryta Freeman (Dartmouth ’01) NCAA Division I FCS • Andrew Seumalo (Oregon State ’12; 2nd season) Defensive Line Deputy Director of Athletics/SWA Conference Affiliation • Rich Yahner (Penn State ’99; Kaitlyn McKittrick (Moravian ’04) Patriot League (one of seven football 2nd season) Linebackers playing members; began play in 1986 Associate Director of Athletics as the Colonial League) Special Teams Andrew Foster (Bowling Green ’08) • Greg Frantz (Millersville ’12; Home Stadium 1st season) Associate Director of Athletics Fisher Field at Fisher Stadium; Recruiting/Special Teams Coordinator Michael Chamberlain (Temple ’13) opened in 1926 (13,132 capacity; FieldTurf Revolution 360 synthetic Football Operations Senior Dir. of Communications - surface installed in 2017) • Jim Gilchrist (Fordham ’18; 1st Campus Life and Athletics season) Scott Morse (Slippery Rock ’90) Football Secretaries: Donna Holden, Cindy Walleisa (610) 330-5485 [email protected] 2 | 2019 LAFAYETTE FOOTBALL THE 2019 LEOPARDS The 2019 Leopards For complete player bios, please see GoLeopards.com 5 Reed Aichholz QB – Jr. – 6-5, 225 Cincinnati, Ohio/ Indian Hill Economics 15 Jordan Anderson CAREER STATISTICS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS DB – So. – 5-10, 175 DEFENSIVE Fumbles Tackles: 3, at Army West Point, Nov 10, 2018 (2-1) Year G/GS UT-AT Total TFL Sacks Int. PD Rcv./Fcd. Tackles for loss: 0.5, at Army West Point, Nov 10, 2018 (0-0) Temple, Ga./ 2018 4/0 2-1 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0-0/0 South Paulding Totals 4/0 2-1 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0-0/0 Computer Science 70 Gavin Barclay CAREER STATISTICS OL – Jr. – 6-6, 310 Year G/GS 2017 11/11 York, Pa./York Suburban 2018 11/11 Biology Totals 22/22 97 Ryan Barnett CAREER STATISTICS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS DL – Sr. – 6-3, 235 DEFENSIVE Fumbles Tackles: 4, Central Conn. St., Sep 29, 2018 (4-0) Year G/GS UT-AT Total TFL Sacks Int. PD Rcv./Fcd. Sacks: 1.0, Colgate, Nov 11, 2017 (1-0) Chatham, N.J./ 2018 4/0 2-1 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0-0/0 Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Army West Point, Nov 10, 2018 (1-0); Totals 4/0 2-1 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0-0/0 Colgate, Nov 11, 2017 (1-0) Chatham Fumbles forced: 1, Colgate, Nov 11, 2017 Mathematics 73 Alex Barshaba OL – Fr. – 6-6, 315 Staten Island, N.Y./ Staten Island Technical Biology 4 | 2019 LAFAYETTE FOOTBALL 65 Colin Bradley CAREER STATISTICS OL – Sr. – 6-5, 290 Year G/GS 2016 0/0 Bryn Mawr, Pa./ 2017 9/7 Radnor 2018 3/0 Economics and English Totals 12/7 98 Demetrius Breedlove CAREER STATISTICS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS TE/DL – Sr. – 6-2, 240 DEFENSIVE Fumbles Interceptions: 1, Colgate, Nov 11, 2017 Year G/GS UT-AT Total TFL Sacks Int. PD Rcv./Fcd. Tackles: 6, at Colgate, Nov 12, 2016 (2-4) Rochester, N.Y./ 2016 9/4 12-13 25 2.0-5 0.5-4 0 1 0-0/0 at Bucknell, Oct 22, 2016 (5-1) McQuaid Jesuit 2017 10/0 3-10 13 2.5-15 2.5-15 1 1 2-0/2 Sacks: 1.0, Bucknell, Oct 21, 2017 (1-0) 2018 11/7 13-11 24 1.0-2 0-0 0 10 0-0/0 at Monmouth, Sept 2, 2017 (1-0) Tackles for loss: 1.5, at Fordham, Oct 08, 2016 (1-0) Totals 30/11 28-34 62 5.5-22 2.5-19 1 12 2-0/2 Economics Fumbles forced: 1, Bucknell, Oct 21, 2017 ; Princeton, Sep 23, 2017 Fumbles recovered: 1, Colgate, Nov 11, 2017 ; Princeton, Sep 23, 2017 Pass breakups: 3, Lehigh, Nov 17, 2018 60 John Burk CAREER STATISTICS OL – Jr. – 6-4, 325 Year G/GS 2017 DNP-INJURY Lake Hiawatha, N.J./ 2018 11/11 Parisppany Totals 11/11 Electrical and Computer Engineering 30 Caleb Burr CAREER STATISTICS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS DB – So. – 6-2, 185 DEFENSIVE Fumbles Tackles: 4, Monmouth, Sep 15, 2018 (2-2) Year G/GS UT-AT Total TFL Sacks Int. PD Rcv./Fcd. Tackles for loss: 1.0, Lehigh, Nov 17, 2018 (1-0) Avon Lake, Ohio/ 2018 9/1 7-6 13 1.5-2 0-0 0 1 0-0/0 Pass breakups: 1, Lehigh, Nov 17, 2018 Avon Lake Totals 9/1 7-6 13 1.5-2 0-0 0 1 0-0/0 Economics 36 Dylan Crossen RB – Fr. – 5-11, 185 Indianapolis, Ind./ Guerin Catholic 2019 LAFAYETTE FOOTBALL | 5 11 Shane Davis QB – So. – 6-1, 170 Arnold, Md./Broadneck Undeclared 43 Ryan Dengler WR – Fr. – 5-11, 180 Sparta, N.J./ Pope John XXIII Economics 33 Ryan Dickens CAREER STATISTICS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS LB – Jr. – 6-2, 230 DEFENSIVE Fumbles Tackles: 6, at Army West Point, Nov 10, 2018 (2-4) Year G/GS UT-AT Total TFL Sacks Int. PD Rcv./Fcd. Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Sacred Heart, Sep 01, 2018 (1-0); Hazlet, N.J./Raritan 2017 9/0 1-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0/0 at Delaware, Sep 08, 2018 (1-0) Economics 2018 11/0 12-8 20 2.0-2 0-0 0 0 0-0/0 Totals 20/0 13-8 21 2.0-2 0-0 0 0 0-0/0 84 Aziz Diomande CAREER STATISTICS WR – So. – 5-10, 190 Year G/GS Rockville, Md./ 2018 2/0 Walter Johnson Totals 2/0 Economics 27 Mike Dunn RUSHING RB – Sr. – 6-1, 215 Year G/GS Att. Yds. TD Lg. Y ds./Rush Yds./Game SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 2016 9/1 39 145 1 18 3.7 16.1 Yarmouthport, Mass./ 2017 10/0 10 12 0 8 1.2 1.2 Points scored: 6, at Bucknell, Oct 20, 2018 ; at Bucknell, Oct 22, 2016 Dennis-Yarmouth Regional 2018 10/1 34 95 1 16 2.8 9.5 Touchdowns: 1, at Bucknell, Oct 20, 2018 ; at Bucknell, Oct 22, 2016 Total 29/2 83 252 2 18 3.0 8.7 Rush attempts: 18, Georgetown, Oct 29, 2016 Economics Rush yards: 58, at Bucknell, Oct 22, 2016 (10 carries) RECEIVING Rush TDs: 1, at Bucknell, Oct 20, 2018 ; at Bucknell, Oct 22, 2016 Year G/GS Rec.